Direct air capture (DAC) is an emerging technology aimed at mitigating global warming. However, conventional DAC technologies and the subsequent utilization processes are complex and energy-intensive.

A catalyst design developed in the lab of Professor Ted Sargent increases efficiency, turning captured CO₂ into high-purity ethylene for plastics and packaging.

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Two megaprojects that were awarded more than $1 billion in federal subsidies have stalled under President Donald Trump.

A year ago, direct air capture—technology that pulls CO2 from the air—seemed ready to quickly scale in the U.S. Project Cypress, a massive undertaking in Louisiana designed to capture more than a ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 1PointFive, a carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) company announced today that Bain & Company purchased 9,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide ...

San Jose, California, Feb. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carbon dioxide (CO 2) captured via Direct Air Capture (DAC) has been permanently stored in concrete for the first time. Central Concrete’s role ...

CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sustaera, a direct air capture (DAC) carbon dioxide removal company spun-out of Susteon Inc., announced the closing of its $10M Series A financing round led by ...

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - MAY 24: A bank of fans draws air through specialized filters at Climeworks' Mammoth carbon removal plant on May 24, 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Considered the largest direct-air ...

Many governments and businesses worldwide have been trying to devise effective initiatives aimed at mitigating climate change and global warming. So far, their primary focus has been to reduce the ...

For years, it has seemed that policymakers were far more focused on lining the pockets of climate activists than they were ...